Events

The workshop aims at finding connections between international standards and processes and grassroots efforts to realize indigenous peoples’ rights at the level of indigenous peoples’ settlements and communities. The experts and participants will share their experience and best practices as well as elaborate proposals for effective implementation of the ideas of the International Year of Indigenous Languages at the local level.

The resource language media center of Karelians, Vepsians and Finns of the Republic of Karelia has been opened on October 4, 2018 in Petrozavodsk city.

"Living the language is the theme of the 2018 Fijian Language Week, which runs from October 7-13. This year is the final year of the theme – Noqu Vosa Me’u Bula Taka – My language, Learn it, Speak it, Live it, with a focus on immersing yourself in the language. Fijian Language Week 2018 was launched on October 6 at National Library in Wellington by Minister for Pacific Peoples Hon. Aupito William Sio and Associate Minister Hon. Carmel Sepuloni. There is also a series of other events happening, including the Fiji Day Festival in Mangere and Matua Day honouring senior citizens in Manukau. Regional events are also being held in Hamilton, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Wellington, and Christchurch throughout this week. Minister Sio says this is the sixth Fijian Language Week held in Aotearoa and it is great to see growing interest in revitalising the language."~MPP

En Resolución aprobada por la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas el 19 de diciembre de 2016, se proclamó el 1 de enero de 2019 comenzará como el “Año Internacional de las lenguas Indígenas”, a fin de llamar la atención sobre la grave pérdida de lenguas indígenas y la necesidad apremiante de conservarlas, revitalizarlas y promoverlas […]